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title: "Average Salary in Madison, WI"
description: "Mean $70,990, median $58,080 in the Madison metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Madison, WI

Madison, WI metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $70,990, median $58,080 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 408,070 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $59,700.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $32,590 |
| 25th | $40,990 |
| 50th | $58,080 |
| 75th | $84,110 |
| 90th | $124,370 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 97.3 |
| Housing (rents) | 99.7 |
| Goods | 93.8 |
| Utilities | 89.8 |
| Other services | 99.4 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [General Internal Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physician): $237,000
- [Obstetrician and Gynecologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/obstetrician-and-gynecologist): $220,210
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $204,280
- [Financial Advisor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-advisor): $188,120
- [Pediatrician, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatrician-general): $172,810
- [Business Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/business-teacher-postsecondary): $172,020
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $170,100
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $163,780
- [Education Administrator, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/education-administrator-postsecondary): $163,720
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $161,950

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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